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The elopement and the faction fight of 1825:
The story is that Kennedy O'Brien of Dunmoylan
eloped with one of his daughters and possibly had children with her.
This Kennedy O'Brien was a leader of faction fighting at Shanagolden
and he was killed in a faction fight on 2 June 1825.
It is almost certain that this was his dau Ellen
(i.e.
Kennedy O'Brien was her 1st husband).

Tim Donovan now thinks Mary was just speculation,
and finds the evidence that it was Ellen convincing.

Note that Mary is listed as "Nolan" at her marriage in 1831, not as "O'Brien".

Catherine Nolan, born 1809,[Jim Nolan tree]
lists a dau "Kathleen", which may be her, since it does not list a Catherine,
mar --- McDonnell,
died Sept 1864, age 55 yrs,
bur Knockpatrick.

Thomas Nolan, born 1813,
of Waterpark,[Jim Nolan tree]
says Tom,
died 24 June 1850, age 37 yrs,
bur Knockpatrick,
see death report
in
Limerick Chronicle, 3 July 1850.

Anna Nolan,[Jim Nolan tree]
said Ann,
but she is Anna in most records,
born 1816, according to age at apparent death, though probably more like c.1814
(mar 1831, children born 1832 to 1861),
married at Shanagolden,
mar 23 Nov 1831
to Timothy McCoy
and had issue.

Margaret Nolan,
of Waterpark,
the sons of Ellen and Anna and James and Cornelius
are listed as her nephews at her funeral in 1903,
Margaret J. Nolan, born Co.Limerick,
born 1816 [according to age given at death]
or possibly 1809 [dispute of will],
cannot be born 1833 [age given in 1901 census],
she would be "Margaret Nolan" who sp bapt of her nephew
Darby Donovan
1844,
mar 4 Feb 1845 [Shanagolden RC par records], wit
Daniel Donovan
and Robert Cussen,
to Joseph Cussen.